Norwich Amateur Brewers These Ales of Wonder 2024

Awards

Sponsors

Judges

Francesco Antonelli, Chris Aplin, Keith Bailey, Connor Bartlett, KV Bazley, Ben Brewer, Dan Gooderham, Marc Hannewald, M Haworth, Joe Hickey, Andy Hipwell, David Holliday, Rich Humphrey, Victoria Dalila Paz Lobos Marambio, James Pettifor, Steve Plampton, Mat Ridge, Neteli Tamagnini, Jake Thorogood, Pip Wagg, James Wilson, Andrew Woods

Judges - Best of Show

KV Bazley, Dan Gooderham, M Haworth, Andy Hipwell, Victoria Dalila Paz Lobos Marambio

Stewards

Guy Asaert, Danny Brown, Danny Clarke, Will Gant

Staff

Keith Bailey, Danny Clarke, M Haworth, Matias Huhta

Organizer

Richard Dent

By the Numbers

125 Entries 74 Entrants

22 Judges 4 Stewards 4 Staff

40 Placing Entries

Table 1: Best Bitter

19 entries

Judges: Francesco Antonelli, Chris Aplin, KV Bazley, David Holliday, Rich Humphrey, James Wilson, Andrew Woods

1st
Ian Cosier
London Amateur Brewers
Rondy's Ramble (11B: Best Bitter)
2nd
Jake Thorogood
Norwich Amateur Brewers
Hairy Beaver (11B: Best Bitter)
3rd
Barry Long
Wee County Brewers [Ireland]
Pilgrimage (11B: Best Bitter)
HM
Guy Asaert
London Amateur Brewers
Sussex Bitter Bonanza (11B: Best Bitter)

Table 2: British Golden Ale

18 entries

Judges: Keith Bailey, Connor Bartlett, Ben Brewer, Dan Gooderham, Steve Plampton, Mat Ridge

1st
Sean O'Toole
Midlands Craft Brewers
Weak Become Heroes (12A: British Golden Ale)
2nd
David Birke
No Frills Joe Homebrew
Golden Axe (12A: British Golden Ale)
3rd
Joe Hickey
London Amateur Brewers
Citra Go-Go (12A: British Golden Ale)

Table 3: Imperial Stout

9 entries

Judges: Connor Bartlett, KV Bazley, Joe Hickey, Andrew Woods

1st
Mikko Salo
Panomaju
Sacred (20C: Imperial Stout)
2nd
Tuomo Äkkinen & Matti Isosomppi Olli-Pekka...
Panomaju
Black Skyes (20C: Imperial Stout)
3rd
Mikko Töykkälä
Panomaju
OKI NOT OKI (20C: Imperial Stout)
HM
James Pettifor
Anglian Craft Brewers
Clydesdale (20C: Imperial Stout)

Table 4: English IPA

10 entries

Judges: Victoria Dalila Paz Lobos Marambio, Pip Wagg

1st
Rob Iafrati
Homebrew Collab (Bristol)
First Gold Green Hop I P A (12C: English IPA)
2nd
Ian Cosier & Marie Coppet & Fede...
London Amateur Brewers
Green Run (12C: English IPA)
3rd
Paul Willis
Homebrew Collab (Bristol)
Willamette Falls IPA (12C: English IPA)
HM
Stew Horne
Twickenham Boars
IP Freely (12C: English IPA)

Table 5: English Porter

8 entries

Judges: Chris Aplin, M Haworth, Neteli Tamagnini

1st
Keith Bailey
Norwich Amateur Brewers
1909 Porter (13C: English Porter)
2nd
Nick Davis
Anglian Craft Brewers
Monkey Hornby (13C: English Porter)
3rd
Rich Humphrey
Norwich Amateur Brewers
Clone Wars (13C: English Porter)

Table 6: Strong Bitter

7 entries

Judges: Victoria Dalila Paz Lobos Marambio, Pip Wagg

1st
Paul Willis
Homebrew Collab (Bristol)
Uberraschung (11C: Strong Bitter)
2nd
Simon Stubbings’
Snagger (11C: Strong Bitter)
3rd
Jacques Marais
London Amateur Brewers
Now You're One Of Us (11C: Strong Bitter)

Table 7: English Barley Wine

7 entries

Judges: Andy Hipwell, Rich Humphrey, James Pettifor

1st
Arthur Olcot
London Amateur Brewers
King AEthelwulf (17D: English Barley Wine)
2nd
Markku Leminen
Panomaju
Tuntematon (17D: English Barley Wine)
3rd
Shane Van Der Westhuizen & Jessica Cosier
Barely A Wine (17D: English Barley Wine)

Table 8: Dark Mild

7 entries

Judges: Keith Bailey, Victoria Dalila Paz Lobos Marambio

1st
John Watson
Anglian Craft Brewers
Tiddly Mouse (13A: Dark Mild)
2nd
Mark Sanderson
London Amateur Brewers
Crooner (13A: Dark Mild)
3rd
Alex Davies
Norwich Amateur Brewers
Beer 2 (13A: Dark Mild)

Table 9: Scottish Beers

7 entries

Judges: Dan Gooderham, Steve Plampton, Jake Thorogood

1st
Andrew Aitchison
Scottish Craft Brewers
Aitchie's Export (14C: Scottish Export)
2nd
Barry Long
Wee County Brewers [Ireland]
Lifted Kilt (17C: Wee Heavy)

Table 10: Non-Irish Stouts

9 entries

Judges: David Holliday, James Wilson

1st
Stuart Hubbard
Dark Matter (16B: Oatmeal Stout)
2nd
Mikko Salo
Panomaju
Kudos (16D: Foreign Extra Stout)
3rd
Nick Tredwell
Cross Stout (16B: Oatmeal Stout)

Table 11: Strong British Ale

10 entries

Judges: Chris Aplin, Ben Brewer

1st
Ian Benfell
The Hop Addition Homebrew...
Old Geoffers (17B: Old Ale)
2nd
Kevin Surridge-Dines
Anglian Craft Brewers
Old Ale (17B: Old Ale)
3rd
Jack Davison
Norwich Amateur Brewers
Only Shows Up When He's Winning (17B: Old Ale)

Table 12: Irish

5 entries

Judges: Joe Hickey, Jake Thorogood

1st
Luke Russell
London Amateur Brewers
To Win Just Once (15C: Irish Extra Stout)
2nd
Luke Russell
London Amateur Brewers
Red Cortina (15A: Irish Red Ale)

Table 13: Brown, Bitter & Historical

9 entries

Judges: Andy Hipwell, James Pettifor

1st
Matias Huhta
Panomaju
Draft Punk (11A: Ordinary Bitter)
2nd
Jacques Marais
London Amateur Brewers
Stingo (27A: Historical Beer)
3rd
Mat Ridge
Norwich Amateur Brewers
Conker (13B: British Brown Ale)

Best of Show

Beer

Judges: KV Bazley, Dan Gooderham, M Haworth, Andy Hipwell, Victoria Dalila Paz Lobos Marambio

1st
Sean O'Toole
Midlands Craft Brewers
Weak Become Heroes (12A: British Golden Ale)
2nd
Mikko Salo
Panomaju
Sacred (20C: Imperial Stout)
3rd
Matias Huhta
Panomaju
Draft Punk (11A: Ordinary Bitter)
HM
Ian Benfell
The Hop Addition Homebrew...
Old Geoffers (17B: Old Ale)

Best Brewer

74 Participating Brewers [Scoring Methodology]

PlaceBrewer1st2nd3rdScoreClub
1stMikko Salo12013.0000000Panomaju
2ndSean O'Toole20010.0000000Midlands Craft Brewers
3rdLuke Russell1109.0000000London Amateur Brewers
Ian Cosier1109.0000000London Amateur Brewers

Club of The Year

19 Participating Clubs [Scoring Methodology]

PlaceClub1st2nd3rdHMScore
1stLondon Amateur Brewers342138.0000000
2ndPanomaju242032.0000000
3rdNorwich Amateur Brewers114021.0000000
4thAnglian Craft Brewers120114.0000000
5thHomebrew Collab (Bristol)201013.0000000
6thMidlands Craft Brewers200010.0000000
7thWee County Brewers [Ireland]01107.0000000
8thThe Hop Addition Homebrew Club 10016.0000000
9thScottish Craft Brewers10005.0000000
10thNo Frills Joe Homebrew 01004.0000000
11thTwickenham Boars00011.0000000

Thank You

Congratulations to All Medal Winners